Bill Bales
Associate Professor
850-644-7113
wbales@fsu.edu
Education
Ph.D. 1987, Florida State University; Criminology
M.S. 1977, Florida State University; Criminology
B.S. 1975, Florida State University; Sociology
Courses Taught
- Introduction to Research Methods
- Corrections
- Research Methods in Sentencing and Corrections
- Research Methods in Criminology
- Applied Statistics in Criminology III
Research Interests
- Sentencing
- Assessing the effectiveness and consequences of punishment strategies
- Evaluation of correctional practices and programs
- Community re-entry
Select Publications
- Reisig, Michael D., William D. Bales, Carter Hay, and Xia Wang. 2007. “The Effect of Racial Inequality on Black Male Recidivism” Justice Quarterly 4(3): 408-434.
- Bales, William D., Shanna Van Slyke, and Thomas G. Blomberg. 2006. “Substance Abuse Treatment in Prison and Community Re-Entry: Breaking the Cycle of Drugs, Crime, Incarceration, and Recidivism.” Georgetown Journal on Poverty Law & Policy 13(2): 383-401.
- Bontrager, Stephanie, William D. Bales, and Ted Chiricos. 2005. “Race, Ethnicity, Threat, and the Labeling of Convicted Felons.” Criminology 43:589-622.
- Padgett, Kathy G., William D. Bales, and Thomas G. Blomberg. 2005. “Under Surveillance: An Empirical Test of the Effectiveness and Consequences of Electronic Monitoring.” Criminology & Public Policy 5(1):61-92.
- Bales, William D., Laura E. Bedard, Susan T. Quinn, David T. Ensley, and Glen P. Holley. 2005. “Recidivism of Public and Private State Prison Inmates in Florida.” Criminology & Public Policy 4(1).
- Burton, Susan E., Matthew Finn, Debra Livingston, Kristen Scully, William D. Bales, and Kathy Padgett. Spring 2004. “Applying a Crime Seriousness Scale to Measure Changes in the Severity of Offenses by Individuals Arrested in Florida.” Justice Research & Policy 6(1):1-18.
Grants
- "An Assessment of the Effectiveness of Electronic Monitoring for Medium and High Risk Offenders on Supervision and Post-Supervision Outcomes." A $281,978 project funded by the U.S. Department of Justice, National Institute of Justice (September 2007-February 2008).
- “Youth Violence Prevention Project”, A $75,000 project funded by the Palm Beach County Criminal Justice Commission, April 2005 to May 2006.
- “Fiscal Impact and Public Safety Effects of Proposed Attorney General's Bill: Forcible Felony Violator”, $15,600, funded by the Florida Attorney General's Office, December 1, 2005 to March 30, 2005.
- “The Impact of PRIDE on Post-Release Employment and Recidivism”, $25,000, funded by the Prison Rehabilitative Industries and Diversified Enterprises, Inc., June 1, 2004 to August 30, 2004.
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